President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sum of N6.25 billion to set up ranches in Katsina State in a move to curtail farmer-herder clashes in the country.
Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu expressed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
The statement revealed that the Katsina Governor, Aminu Masari, said the ranches would be developed at the inauguration of the Zobe Regional Water scheme in Dustin-ma, Katsina State, 29 years after its commencement, as the FG released an initial N5 billion to start the project.
“Mr President has graciously approved the sum of N6.25 billion for ranches development purposes in Katsina State,” Garba Shehu said.
Part out of this amount, N5 billion is already in the account of the state government and within few weeks you will see advertisements calling for interested companies and consultants that will participate in the construction,’’ he added.
The Katsina Governor also said that Zobe Regional Water scheme, when completed under a partnership between the Federal and State governments, would provide 50 million litres of water for communities.
